Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: chīdandsēk

Sentence: After the hazard warning by Consumer Reports the job of the Customer Disservice Representatives is to do their best to shift the blame for problems back on to customers. With a technique they call chideandseek, they admonish callers for not following the overly-complicated owners manual that includes such sage wisdom as using safety goggles and chain-mail gloves when using any sharp product. If guilt does*t work, the trump card is to suggest that they are passing the call to a supervisor. Of course, all this does is put them back into the maze of a phone tree system.

Etymology: chide (scold or rebuke) + hide-and-seek (a children*s game in which one player tries to find other players who have hidden themselves)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: RIK-els-smak

Sentence: Enid was proud that she had earned the nickname "Ricklesmack" for the way she imitated her favorite comedian with sometimes harsh insults aimed at the audience.

Etymology: Blend of 'Rickles' (for Don Rickles the comedian) and 'smack' ...harsh talk OR to slap someone.

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: in-salt-ee-met-fie-terr

Sentence: he had a zinger for every occasion...he was a truly gifted insultimatefighter

Etymology: insult, ultimate fighter

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: inn sull tant

Sentence: She graduated from head telephonist in the complaints depaertment, to HR chief, before leaving the firm to set up her own insultancy

Etymology: consultant, insult

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: RICK-LUHR (rickled)

Sentence: Forget the banker and the TV sales maven… They’re not so clever- just clumsy and craven. Worse than a sort of a mental french tickler- Is an insult received from a really sick RICKLER

Etymology: The master: Don Rickles. A stand-up and club comic for over 60 years, Rickles all but invented insult comedy.

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COMMENTS:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/ - metrohumanx, 2009-11-09: 02:23:00

You rickled my funny bone... - Nosila, 2009-11-09: 21:53:00

You are COMPOSED of funny bones, Kiddo! - metrohumanx, 2009-11-10: 04:57:00

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Created by: thefreewheeler

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The children winced when they learned their sub was that batecher Miss Thomson.

Etymology: French "bad teacher"

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: af front per son

Sentence: Venoma had found the perfect job. She worked as an affrontperson for the telephone company at their fancy head office. It was jokingly called the Customer Service Dept; but employees there were encouraged to trade insults with patrons, both in person and over the phone. She worked with 2 others, Rudy & Curt and she always won the insult competitions the department had each week. Her family motto was, "The best defence is a good offense" and she strived to live up to that motto. Imagine her surprise when they were all told that the company was closing shop locally and farming it's business overseas...globalization it was called. But Venoma landed on her feet by being sent overseas to train the new employees on how to insult the customers, even with a strong foreign accent.

Etymology: Afront (a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront;treat, mention, or speak to rudely) & Person (a human being)

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COMMENTS:

Hilarious and so true! Love the names Venoma, Rudy and Curt, too! - splendiction, 2009-11-09: 20:22:00

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: MOCK smith

Sentence: Kelly was a mocksmith by trade but sometimes worked odd jobs for extra money. She applied to the contempt agency and found that there were a lot more jab descriptions listed than she would have thought. They even had positions for bioenginesneers and diss-trict managers.

Etymology: mock + smith (n., one who makes or works with something); a play on the word locksmith

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COMMENTS:

Clever... - mweinmann, 2009-11-11: 11:12:00

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: wal-martyr

Sentence: He didn't enjoy his job at the store much. So made it more fun by becoming a walmartyr i.e. making it clear he wasn't happy by insulting all the customers.

Etymology: walmart (a multinational retailer) + martyr (someone who seeks sympathy by exaggerating their pain or suffering)

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